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Scenario prompts 10 October 2024

Use the prompts to question things such as relevance, opportunity vs threat, if vs when, timelines, impact and responses. Consider multiple futures.

Today’s prompts are transportation in the future, merging sea creatures, citizen science, space, generation Alpha, autonomous AI agents, big tech, CO2-capturing t-shirts, and Walmart.

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8 Technologies that will change Transportation forever

https://www.thepourquoipas.com/post/8-technologies-that-will-change-transportation-forever

Ion-propelled UAVs, hydrogen, swarm intelligence, quantum computing, intuitive mobility, hypersonic, Maglev trains and airships.

Scientists accidentally find deep-sea ‘jelly’ creatures merged into ‘single entity’ after injury, revealing bizarre new behavior

https://www.livescience.com/animals/scientists-accidentally-find-deep-sea-jelly-creatures-merged-into-single-entity-after-injury-revealing-bizarre-new-behavior

Apply biomimicry? Imagine the possibilities…..

Towards a cognitive citizen science

https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-024-00368-z

Psychology is slowly embracing citizen science, in which non-professional scientists are actively involved in research. This approach has great potential to inspire research with greater relevance for society in cognitive science and beyond.

The Food of Space Travel Could Be Based on Rocks

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/science/asteroids-food-space.html

Scientists are studying whether future astronauts on deep-space journeys could transform compounds in asteroids into food.

Born digital: How Generation Alpha will be reshaping retail

https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2024/09/born-digital-how-generation-alpha-will-be-reshaping-retail/

Generation Alpha, children born from 2010 and onwards, is already having a significant influence in the retail industry. This generation, with the oldest just entering teenage years, sets apart from others with unique beliefs, values, and behaviours that will soon transform how retailers operate.

What Makes a True AI Agent? Rethinking the Pursuit of Autonomy

https://towardsdatascience.com/what-makes-a-true-ai-agent-rethinking-the-pursuit-of-autonomy-547ab54f4995

Unpacking the six core traits of AI agents and why foundations matter more than buzzwords

Is big tech harmful? The research is being manipulated by big tech itself

https://www.innovationaus.com/is-big-tech-harmful-the-research-is-being-manipulated-by-big-tech-itself/

When platforms control access to the “product”, they also control the science around its impacts. Ultimately, these self-research funding models allow platforms to put profit before people – and divert attention away from the need for more transparency and independent oversight.pastedGraphic.png Read https://www.ronimmink.com/what-you-should-know-about-amazon-apple-facebook-and-google/

A major Brazilian and a fledgling Singapore brand both unveil CO2-capturing t-shirts

https://www.trendwatching.com/innovations/a-major-brazilian-and-a-fledgling-singapore-brand-both-unveil-co2-capturing-t-shirts

The shirt absorbs CO2 while worn. When the t-shirt is washed, the captured CO2 reacts with regular laundry detergent and is broken down into sodium bicarbonate. Absorbent agents in the fabric are simultaneously recharged, and the process can start all over again: wear, capture, wash, repeat.

Walmart Reveals Plan for Scaling Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Augmented Reality and Immersive Commerce Experiences

https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/10/09/walmart-reveals-plan-for-scaling-artificial-intelligence-generative-ai-augmented-reality-and-immersive-commerce-experiences

Adaptive retail…..

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WHY REINVENT THE WHEEL AND WHY NOT LEARN FROM THE BEST BUSINESS THINKERS? AND WHY NOT USE THAT AS A PLATFORM TO MAKE BETTER BUSINESS DECISIONS? ALONE OR AS A TEAM.

Sense making; morality, humanity, leadership and slow flow. A book about the 14 books about the impact and implications of technology on business and humanity.

Ron Immink

I help companies by developing an inspiring and clear future perspective, which creates better business models, higher productivity, more profit and a higher valuation. Best-selling author, speaker, writer.

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